Sapphics share hilarious reactions to Kathryn Hahn’s Tangled casting
Mother Hahn will play Mother Gothel in Tangled. (Frazer Harrison/Getty/Disney/)
Agatha All Along star Kathryn Hahn has officially been cast as Mother Gothel in the live action remake of Disney’s Tangled, and queer women everywhere are going wild.
Two months after rumours began to swirl about Hahn’s involvement in the new film, the 52-year-old WandaVision star seemed to confirm the news yesterday (10 March) by adding “mother knows best” to her Instagram bio.
The line references the song of the same name, which is sung by Mother Gothel in the original, animated Tangled.
Walt Disney Studios later confirmed the casting by sharing a video of Kathryn Hahn showing off her outfit of the day: a black T-shirt imprinted with photos of Mother Gothel.
“Here’s my outfit of the day. Simple jeans, glasses, T-shirt, this is easy,” she said, showing off her branded tee, which was slathered with Mother Gothel stills and the word “Mother” at the top.
“You want her to be the bad guy? FINE. Kathryn Hahn is Mother Gothel in Disney’s live-action Tangled,” Disney confirmed in the video’s caption.
In Tangled, Mother Gothel is the selfish, villainous antagonist who has managed to retain her youth by hoarding the healing powers of the magic golden flower. When Rapunzel was born, the powers transferred to the young child’s hair, enabling it to grow to an unnatural length.
In her attempts to control the power, Mother Gothel kidnaps Rapunzel and keeps her imprisoned in a tower, all while putting up a facade as her overprotective mother, who is only keeping her hostage to protect her from the outside world.
Considering her prominent role as Marvel antiheroine Agatha Harkness, social media is ablaze with people lauding Hahn’s “perfect” casting as Mother Gothel. The actress has also been something of a sapphic awakening for some queer women, so there’s a lot of love for her new role from the lesbian community, too.
“Kathryn Hahn officially casted as Mother Gothel,” wrote one fan on X, formerly Twitter. “If God hates the lesbians then why do we keep winning?”
“Gonna need separate viewing for children and lesbians,” a second wrote.
A third celebrated: “Today is a historic day for Kathryn Hahn’s lesbian army.”
“The lesbian in your life is beaming over Kathryn Hahn in Tangled. celebrate with them,” a fourth wrote, with a fifth adding: “Kathryn Hahn being cast as Mother Gothel was the best thing that could ever happen to all the lesbians. I’m the happiest lesbian ever.”
Others praised Hahn’s casting for non-lesbian reasons, with one writing: “PERFECT casting, literally Margot Robbie as Barbie levels of perfect. THANK YOU CASTING DIRECTOR.”
“Jesus has been casted in the live action of Bible,” another joked.
Teagan Croft is set to play Rapunzel in the live action Tangled remake, with Milo Manheim playing Flynn Ryder. No release date for the film has been confirmed.
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